Last week we held a big dinner at Il Poggione with some friends of ours. It was a perfect occasion to use our barbecue. Two willing men spent the whole afternoon and part of the evening perfectly slow cooking two little porks, which we all enjoyed together with our... Read more >

Every year once the harvest is finished we celebrate it with a big lunch held inside our cellar with all our workers. It is called Benfinita. Last Sunday we celebrated the end of the 2015 harvest with the whole Il Poggione team with a beautiful meal and a happy... Read more >

Yesterday I was in Milan to celebrate the 50th anniversary of AIS (Italian Sommelier Association) with AIS President Antonello Maietta and other members of AIS. AIS has been successfully teaching consumers how to correctly drink and appreciate wine for half a century,... Read more >

My father Fabrizio Bindocci (above, left) recently shared a bottle of Borgogno Barolo 1961 in the village of Barolo with Oscar Farinetti (right) the creator of Eataly. As can be seen from the photograph, they enjoyed the wine together.... Read more >